| Coal project |
Estimated project value |
Stage |
Location |
| Alpha Coal Project: Hancock Prospecting. The Project will initially be a 30Mtpa open cut coal mine, with the potential for developing significant underground reserves. The expected capital expenditure for The Project is $7.5 billion, consisting of $3 billion for the construction of the mine, $2.5 billion for rail and $2 billion for port development. |
3000
(mine)
2,500
(railway)
2,000
(port) |
Pre-feasibility |
Central West |
| Belvedere underground: New project, pre-FS underway, expected start-up 2012 |
1000 |
Feasibility |
Fitzroy |
| Cameby Downs Coal Project: New open-cut mine |
100- |
Under Study |
Darling Downs |
| Carborough Downs underground expansion, EIS complete, expected start-up 2009 |
450 |
Construction |
Mackay |
| Caval Ridge Mine: Open cut dragline and truck shovel operation. A new coal handling and preparation plant will be built on site, expected start-up 2011 |
1000 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Clermont Coal Deposit (Rio Tinto Coal Australia - development of the $950 million, 190 million tonne thermal coal deposit in Clermont), expected start-up 2010 |
950 |
Construction |
Fitzroy-Mackay |
| Cook underground coal mine: expansion |
30 |
Construction |
Fitzroy |
| Curragh opencut: Expansion & creek diversion, FS, expected start-up 2011 |
Not available |
Under Study |
Fitzroy |
| Daunia Coal Project: construction and operation of a new open-cut mine to extract coking and thermal/PCI coal, estimated start-up 2010 |
300 |
Feasibility |
Mackay |
| Dawson Complex Coal Mine: redevelopment and expansion of the former Moura Mine. Saleable coal production will be progressively increased in stages to about 12.7 Mt/a - a target expected to be reached by late 2007 or early 2008. The expansion includes the construction of a new coal handling and preparation plant, the installation of new mining equipment and the upgrading of the coal transport fleet |
1000 |
Construction |
Fitzroy |
| Eagle Downs underground: New project, EIS commenced, expected start-up 2012 |
620 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Elimatta: development of an open-cut, export coal mine, construction 2010. |
500 |
Under Study |
Darling Downs |
| Ellensfield underground: new longwall project, expected costruction start-up mid 2011 |
600 |
EIS |
Mackay |
| Ensham Central Coal Project: staged expansion of the Ensham open-cut mine to increase saleable coal production from its present level of approximately 7 Mt/a to 13 Mt/a |
140 |
Construction |
Fitzroy-Mackay |
| Ensham Central underground Expansion, FS underway, expected start-up 2012 |
700 |
Under Study |
Fitzroy-Mackay |
| Galilee Coal project (Waratah): coal mine, railway and port facility in Central Queensland to export high volatile, low sulphur, steaming coal to international markets. Processed coal will be transported by a new 495 km rail system from the Galilee Basin to a planned export port facility on the Central Queensland coast. Waratah Coal will construct a state-of-the-art, heavy haul, standard gauge rail system to support 21,000 tonne train units. The system will be equipped with dual gauge rail from the Bowen Basin mining area to the port to accommodate third party users from the Bowen Basin region. The port will have an initial capacity of 50 million tonnes of coal per year and will accommodate a full range of bulk carriers including the new 350,000 DWT Chinamax class vessel. As the rail and port system reaches full annual export capacity of 50 Million tonnes, approximately 50 trains per week will transport coal to the port. Depending on vessel size, approximately 8 to 10 bulk carriers will enter the port weekly with a range of destinations including Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, other Asian nations and India. Construction 2010. |
1,000
(mine)
2,000
(railway)
1,500
(port) |
Under Study |
Central West-Fitzroy |
| Goonyella Riverside Coal Mine Expansion Project: both expansion of open-cut mining operations and also a new underground mine(s) to extract coking coal from seams in the Moranbah Coal Measures. The project would increase the annual coal production above 16 Mt/a, and possibly to 20 Mt/a or 24 Mt/a. The proposal also includes establishment of a new underground mine in the Goonyella Lower Seam and expansion of coal processing facilities or the construction of a third coal processing plant |
Not available |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Grosvenor Coal Project: construction and operation of a new underground long wall mine, expected start-up 2011 |
US700 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Isaac Plains South Coal Project: satellite open-cut operation of the Isaac Plains Mine, about 15 km to the north. Raw coal production of up to 2 Mt/a will be trucked to the existing coal handling and preparation plant for processing and rail load-out. |
118 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Kestral Expansion (Rio Tinto - new automated run of mine stockpile system and a seven kilometre overland conveyor to the existing coal handling and preparation plant), expected start-up 2011 |
1300 |
Detailed Engineering |
Fitzroy-Mackay |
| Lake Vermont Mine: new opencut mine expected completion 1st Qtr 2009 |
200 |
Construction |
Mackay |
| Lenton Coal Project: new open cut mine, PFS underway Mining lease application |
120 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Maryborough Coal Mine: new open cut mine construction 2009 |
50 |
Under Study |
Wide Bay-Burnett |
| Middlemount opencut: New project, Feasibility Study underway, expected start-up 2009 |
150 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Minyango underground: New project, pre-FS underway, expected start-up 2012 |
Not available |
Under Study |
|
| Monto coal mine (stage 1): new project |
35 |
Under Study |
Wide Bay-Burnett |
| Moorvale West Coal Project: development of an underground mine to produce coking, PCI or thermal coal |
200 |
Prefeasibility |
Mackay |
| Moranbah South underground: New project, pre-FS underway, expected start-up 2012 |
1100 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| New Acland Coal Mine expansion: 14 kilometres north-northwest of Oakey and 35 kilometres northwest of Toowoomba. New Acland Coal Pty Ltd (NAC), the proponent, proposes to develop the New Acland Coal Mine Stage 3 Expansion project. The project involves the progressive expansion of the existing New Acland Coal Mine and associated infrastructure to increase coal production from 4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 10 Mtpa for the domestic and export markets and to secure a reliable coal supply for a possible future alternative fuels project. |
500 |
Basic Engineering |
Darling Downs |
| New Saraji underground: New project, EIS process – terms of reference, expected start-up 2011 |
1000 |
Under Study |
Mackay-Fitzroy |
| Olive Downs Coal Project: construction and operation of a new open-cut mine targeting a production rate up to about 1 Mt/a of run-ofmine coal, from which both coking and low volatile PCI coals will be produced. The raw coal will be trucked to the nearby Moorvale Mine for processing and rail load-out to Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal for export |
50 |
Construction |
Mackay |
| Peak Downs Coal Mine Expansion: extend the mine by developing new open-cut coal resources in the far northern part of the main mining lease area |
Not available |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Rolleston opencut: Expansion in progress |
540 |
Construction |
Fitzroy |
| Tarong Power Stations Long-Term Fuel Supply – Kunioon The new Kunioon mine will be constructed in time to succeed Meandu Mine when it is no longer commercially viable. A 16 kilometre coal transport conveyor system will link the new mine to the power station. |
845.985 |
Basic Engineering |
Wide Bay-Burnett |
| Togara North underground New project, FS completed |
350 |
Under Study |
Fitzroy |
| Wards Well-Lancewood Coal Project: construction and operation of a new underground mine to extract prime coking coal from the Moranbah Coal Measures. There may also be some scope for open-cut mining in the future. The product coal would be railed a distance of about 170 km to Hay Point for export or alternatively could be railed to Abbot Point should a new rail connection be established |
50 |
Under Study |
Mackay |
| Wonbindi Coal Project: New project, pre-FS underway, expected start-up 2011 |
220 |
Under Study |
Fitzroy |
| Wandoan Coal Project: will comprise the development of thermal coal resources for export markets and possibly domestic markets with an open-cut coal mine and related local infrastructure. The provision of water and power supply to the mine will also be involved. Targets first coal in late 2011. Mine infrastructure for the Project would consist of: accommodation facilities for mine personnel for both the construction and operational phases of the Project; communications infrastructure; light vehicle access roads and heavy vehicle haul roads; a water management system; waste water treatment facilities; fuel and oil storage facilities; high voltage transmission lines/poles and reticulation facilities; maintenance workshop, offices and associated amenities; coal handling and preparation facilities and tailings dams. |
1,000+ |
Basic Engineering |
Darling Downs |
| Yamala underground New project, pre-FS underway, construction 2010, expected start-up 2012 |
400 |
Under Study |
Fitzroy |
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